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CardSpicy indexes the GUNDAM CARD GAME card by card, and Freedom Ascension [GD05] is the set most collectors treat as the dividing line in this game’s short history. It was the first-anniversary booster, and it is where the card game stopped sampling the franchise and started shaping its own chase structure. Here is what it actually contained.
The first-anniversary set
Freedom Ascension released on 24 July 2026, a year after the game launched, at the same $4.99 per pack and 12 cards per pack as the rest of the line. It shipped alongside the Deck Build Box Freedom Ascension [SC01], a product built to hand players playable reprints grouped by colour rather than random ones.
What GD05 brought into the game
The anniversary set is where several long-requested machines finally arrived. Strike Freedom Gundam from Gundam SEED Destiny and Nu Gundam from Char’s Counterattack both debuted here, and three entire works entered the card game at the same time:
| Work entering in GD05 | Headline machine |
|---|---|
| Mobile Fighter G Gundam | Shining Gundam |
| Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz | Wing Gundam Zero (EW) |
| Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack | Nu Gundam |
Three works from three different eras in one booster is unusual for this line, and it is the reason GD05 reads as an anniversary set rather than a themed one. The timeline page shows where each of those works sits.
The Link Rare debut
GD05 introduced the Link Rare, a treatment that pairs a Unit with its Pilot in a single linked illustration. Five appeared in the set: Strike Freedom Gundam, Nu Gundam, Master Gundam, Sazabi and Wing Gundam Zero (EW). It was the first new rarity treatment added since the game launched, and it is the reason GD05 is the set people point to when they talk about this game’s chase structure. The Link Rare page covers what the treatment is and how it differs from an ordinary Legend Rare.
What our index shows for the set
We index 140 cards under Freedom Ascension [GD05], across Blue / Green / Purple / Red / White. Those counts cover the base cards the set files, which is a different number from the set’s published checklist and from its total count of collectible versions — a distinction that matters here more than in most sets, because GD05 is the one with the most alternate treatments layered on it. The rarity by product page shows the labels it prints.
Frequently asked questions
When was Freedom Ascension [GD05] released?
24 July 2026. It was the GUNDAM CARD GAME’s first-anniversary booster, released a year after the game launched, at $4.99 per twelve-card pack.
What did GD05 introduce?
The Link Rare treatment, in five cards: Strike Freedom Gundam, Nu Gundam, Master Gundam, Sazabi and Wing Gundam Zero (EW). It also brought Strike Freedom and Nu Gundam into the game for the first time, along with three whole works.
Which works entered the game in GD05?
Mobile Fighter G Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz, and Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack.
How many cards are in GD05?
It depends which number you mean, and GD05 is the set where that matters most. Our index files 140 cards under the set; the published checklist and the count of every collectible version are different, larger figures. Decide which one you are collecting before you buy.
Sources
Sources and further reading
- GUNDAM CARD GAME official card database (Bandai) — card entries for the whole game, including printed name, number, rarity, level, cost, colour, type, AP, HP, zone, traits, link, source series and effect text. Retrieved 2026-10-04.
- Bandai — GUNDAM CARD GAME product pages, for set names, codes and release information used here.
- Bandai — Freedom Ascension [GD05] first-anniversary product material, for the release date and the introduction of the Link Rare treatment.
- Third-party set coverage of GD05 — secondary reporting, used for the checklist, filed-card and collectible-version figures, which are catalogue counts rather than official statements.
Card data is quoted from the official card database at the date cited and is subject to change. This page is identification and set data, not valuation: we publish no price for Gundam cards, because there is no sales source we can stand behind for the game.
Related reading
- Gundam Cards — the full index
- Link Rares in the GUNDAM CARD GAME
- GD06 Stardust Trails: everything confirmed
- Which rarity is printed in which product
Where to go next
- The CardSpicy card index — every card we track, with its PSA 10 population and market history (195 cards).
- The illustrator index — every artist behind those cards, card by card (110 artists).
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